Yoga is important to surfing and learning to surf for these five reasons. 1. Yoga teaches you to Practice Conscious Breath Guess what? When you are in the water, you can’t always breath. Duck-dive, gotta time your breath. Same with a turtle roll. Caught by a set? Get the most […]
Realistic Goals For Your First Couple Week of Surfing Expectations can run high in a surf lesson, of course it will be fun, but it can be frustrating if you have set unrealistic surfing goals for yourself. Not everyone can surf, and is meant to surf. In some cases it […]
Here are 5 common ways surfers get hurt. Its just common sense that surfing comes with risk and there is a chance of getting hurt both in free surfing and during a surf lesson. At the beach I have seen injuries to surfers ranging from little cuts and stingray stings, […]
Its important to understand that every surf destination, including Manhattan Beach, has surf seasons. Manhattan Beach in the South Bay is One Wave Surf’s home, so we are going to talk a little about the four overlapping seasons there. Your three main surf instructors at One Wave Surf have a […]
Are you just starting to surf? Beginner surfer? Just beginning to surf again? Worries about looking funny as a beginner? Here are 5 silly lookin’ things beginner surfers & kooks often do and are easily avoidable: Dragging your leash. Is your leash really that fricken heavy? Everyday you see people […]
Here is a quick beginners guide to getting your first surfboard. You can go “Used”, “New off the rack” or “Custom surfboard”. Each category has its pros and cons. Below we go through each one and give you a little bit more information, so that the next time you get […]
How to setup a new surfboard before the beach. One Wave Surf recently created a new line of surfboards designed for beginner to intermediate surfers and or surfers who really need custom dimensions. We have been working on boards for so long we kind of forgot that the average person […]
Is a Fish surfboard a good transition surfboard? Over the years I have received hundreds of calls about fish surfboards. Yes, they look cool and retro. They are fun on those small days. They have more volume than a normal surfboard that length. But, are they a good board for […]
Current Airline Surfboard Baggage Policies out of SoCal 2016: As you may have heard, or felt, Airlines love to burn surfers. At least they burn their money for flying with surfboards. You do have the option to rent a surfboard at your destination but that can be a gamble. For […]
